By value, the agrochemical market peaked in Sweden in 1999, but has decreased ... By volume, sales rose by 18.6% in 2003 (see Table 2.46). Table 2.45: Swedishagrochemical sales, 2002-2003 (by volume, by product sector) % change Herbicides Fungicides ... compared to 2000 and back to the 1997 level, according to the national agrochemical

amount of magnesium increased by 42 mg kg-1 in crop rotation I and decreased by 34 mg kg-1 in crop rotation II. The change in soil pH was insignificant and was influenced by the removal of nutrients output with the yield and application of organic ... europe, latvia, latvian council, lithuania, sweden

Consumer concern about the use of agrochemical sprays and fertilisers as a food ... (particularly Sweden) and also the Greens (particularly influential in Germany). The net result has been a suite of EU Directives, creating tensions between food production

Even after the increase in the use of agrochemicals during the period, the total use per hectare of arable land was still far below than that of other countries (See Figure III-7). ... Use of phytosanitary products K p.a. / arable ha The Netherlands Japan Belgium France U.K. Ireland Yugoslavia Germany Jordan Denmark U.S. Dominican Rep. Sweden Argentina Poland Brazil India Pakistan Source: Instituto de Investigaciones Económico ... argentina, belgium, brazil, country, denmark, dominican republic, france, germany, india, ireland, japan, jordan, netherlands, pakistan, poland, sweden, united kingdom, united states